The Best Episodes Directed By Hisaya Takabayashi

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.8/10(9 votes)

   #1 - Visitors

   S1:E75/18/2013

   A young AST joins Origami and the others in the fight against the Spirits. Meanwhile, another transfer student appears at Shido's school.

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   8.8/10(8 votes)

   #2 - Flame Spirit (Ifrit)

   S1:E106/8/2013

   Shido learns the truth about his and Kotori's powers, and Origami reveals more details about her past.

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   8.0/10(2 votes)

   #3 - The Consequences of What Must Be Done

   S2:E1012/11/2015

   The council's rampage sends quakes through the demon realm, and the demon Chaos is called forth through a giant magic circle. That commander of all heroic spirits flails madly, seeking to claim Basara, Mio, and Leohart's lives. Do they even stand a chance of victory with this supreme being before them?! Meanwhile, Maria, Yuki, and the others put a final end to their own personal battle. "Believe in me... once more." The ultimate sibling combo risks their lives to face the disaster striking all of the demon realm!

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   7.6/10(10 votes)

   #4 - Senpai, Want to Go to the Festival? / It's Like a Date, Huh, Senpai? / Let's Go Home, Senpai

   S1:E75/23/2021

   The summer festival is coming up. Senpai is expecting Nagatoro to invite him, but that’s not how either of them end up going.

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   7.0/10(4 votes)

   #5 - Spontaneous Trip and Girlfriend

   S1:E349/16/2023

   Not knowing what to do, Kazuya looks to good old Sumi for advice. She decides to take him on a trip to help clear his mind.

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   4.5/10(2 votes)

   #6 - As Pitiless as the Storm

   S1:E78/26/2011

   As Saya laments not being able to save Nene and Nono, she has trouble remembering who she made a promise to protect everyone to. She later encounters the dog from before, who is revealed to be Kimihiro Watanuki (From xxxHolic) in disguise, approaching her in order to grant a certain wish. The next day, as Tadayoshi tells her to keep her katana on her at all times, she arrives at school to find it empty besides Kanako. On the way back, Saya encounters a samurai-like Furukimono who casts doubt in her mind over whether to trust what Tadayoshi had told her. As Saya manages to regain her resolve and kill the Furukimono, who tells her to ask Tadoyoshi who she really is with his last breath, she is discovered by Shinichirō.

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